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AAbiword, 244Abiword Web site, 244About Me command, 56About Me dialog, 57Accessories menu, 20–21, 54Account Management screen, 203Accounts window, 171, 173Actions, Purge command, 221Actions, Send/Receive command, 206AdBlock extension, 195Add a Printer dialog, 118–119Add Account window, 171, 173Add Alarm dialog, 216Add dialog, 213Add Repository dialog, 157–158Add to Address Book command, 207Add to Panel command, 106Add/Remove Applications dialog, 151, 153–

154Add/Remove command, 26Address books, 207–208, 219Addresses table, 287, 292Administering system, 28–30Administration submenu, 29–30Administrative mode, 382Administrative prompt (#), 382Administrator

functions and passwords, 137–138installing software and software

packages, 150Advertising rings, 190AIM/ICQ protocol, 171

Airbrush tool, 312AisleRiot, 21AisleRiot Solitaire, 348–349Alacarte Menu Editor, 20Alarms, 216Alarms window, 216alias command, 389–392Aliases, 173, 389–392Alternate keyboard, 19, 34Always on Visible Workspace command, 49Ampersand (&) and commands, 138, 413Anchor points, 309AOL, 169Apache Software Foundation, xxiiAPIC controllers (Advanced Programmable

Interrupt Controller), 19Applets, 106–108Applications

See also programsaccessing, 44automatic updates, 156–157availability, 8categories, 152closing, 50core set, 5default for files, 82as default type of launcher, 104dependency checks, 150description, 152–153, 155–156desktop, 105distributions, 4embedded, 106iconified, 44

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Applications (continued):identifying by category, 155installing, 26, 149–150, 167–168listing, 44, 152menu bar, 50not part of Ubuntu release, 153personal information, 56resizing windows, 51–52running, 44–45searching for, 152simplest way of adding, 151–155starting, 46Ubuntu Linux live DVD, 16–17updating, 167–168

Applications, Accessories, Calculator command, 52

Applications, Accessories, Terminal command, 70, 382

Applications, Add/Remove command, 151Applications, Games command, 348Applications, Graphics, GIMPImage Editor

command, 296Applications, Internet, Evolution Mail

command, 201Applications, Internet, Firefox Web Browser

command, 184Applications, Internet, Gaim Internet

Messenger command, 170Applications, Office, OpenOffice.org Base

command, 280Applications, Office, OpenOffice.org

Impress command, 260Applications, Office, OpenOffice.org2 Calc

command, 246Applications, Office, OpenOffice.org2

Writer command, 226Applications, Sound & Video, Rhythmbox

command, 341Applications, Sound & Video, Serpentine

command, 337Applications menu, 20, 54

Accessories menu, 20–21Add/Remove menu item, 26Games submenu, 21Graphics submenu, 22–23Internet submenu, 23–24

Office submenu, 24–25Sound & Video submenu, 25–26

Applications starter, 44Appointment dialog, 214–217Appointments, 211

alarms, 216creation, 205, 213–216defining, 213exceptions to, 217–218information about, 215location, 215recurrence, 217–218reminders, 216times, 215

apt-cache command, 166apt-get command, 165–168Armagetron, 367Art.GNOME.org, 109Ataxx, 349Attachments, 209–210, 222Audio, 23Audio CDs, playing, 321–323Audio formats, 326Authentication Required dialog, 119AutoFormat Chart dialog, 253–254Automatic style, 240–241AVERAGE function, 249Averaging numbers, 247–249

BBackground, 29

centering images, 90colors, 305desktop, 90–93filling with image, 90gradients, 91logos, 300slides, 263, 269solid color, 91–93tiling images, 90

Backupsburning CDs, 335–336deleting files and, 389hard drives, 32hidden files, 335–336system, 38


Index 437

BASE home page, 294bash (Bourne Again Shell), 54

version, 166–167.bashrc file, 390Basic math, 247–250Bauer, Travis, 243, 276Beizer tool, 309bg command, 414–415/bin directory, 105BIOS, changing settings, 17bit bucket, 396–397Blackjack, 21, 350–352Blank files, 403Blue Screen of Death, 6bluez-utils package, 167Bookmarking

Firefox, 185folders, 74sites, 74

Bookmarks, Add Bookmark command, 74Bookmarks <Ctrl+D> keyboard shortcut,

74Bookmarks sidebar, 192Bookmarks sidebar >Ctrl+B> keyboard

shortcut, 192Boot level options, 19–20Boot parameters, 20Boot screen, 19–20Bork Bork Bork! extension, 194–195Bottom panel, 95–96, 106Bricklin, Daniel, 245Broadband connections, 137Brush selector, 305–306Brushes, 305–306Brushes dialog, 305Buddies, Join a Chat command, 174Buddy List, 174–175BugMeNot extension, 195Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George, 225, 228Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest Web site,

244Burning, 331

backups, 335–336data CD, 332–335music CDs, 336–339permissions, 336speed, 335

Business letters, 238Buttons and tooltips, 50

CCable Modem HOWTO, 143Cable modems, 137, 143–144cal command, 383Calc sheets, 236Calculator, 20, 52–53Calendar view, 212Calendars, 212, 221, 383Calipers, 309Call for Help, xxiCarr, Scott, 243, 276cat command, 384, 390

piping into sort command, 395redirecting input, 394redirecting output, 392–393

CD burners, 132, 335cd command, 397, 399CD player, 26, 321–324CD ripper and Sound Juicer, 323CDs, burning, 331–339Cedega, 8Cell Attribute window, 256Cells, 245

centering text, 255changing font style or size, 247formatting, 256formulas, 247–248merging, 255range of, 248stretching to fit text, 247

Change Desktop Background command, 90Change Password dialog, 56Changes Applied message, 376Chapter Styles style, 240Character Map, 20Characters, 20Charts, 251, 253–255Chat <Ctrl+C> keyboard shortcut, 174chgrp command, 400chmod command, 400, 401–402chown command, 400–401Click Here to Hide All Windows and Show

the Desktop tooltip, 68Clipart, 242



Clock, 106Clone tool, 313Cloning graphics, 313Color, 29

background and foreground, 305directories, 385files, 385images, 309slides, 268–270text, 311

Color picker, 309Color selection tool, 308Columns, 245, 251–252Command line, 9, 54, 381

accessing, 21changing password, 57network-admin $ command, 137

Command prompt ($) and commands, 382–386

Command shell, running commands inside, 61

Commands, 52–53, 381-- option, 388administrative mode, 382aliases, 389–392ampersand (&) and, 138, 413background, 138command prompt ($), 382–386directories, 397–398error output, 395–396executing with root privileges, 61files, 384foreground, 138line break, 406listing of, 382–386no quiet switch, 396–397piping, 394–395preceding with sudo, 400–401as processes, 409root privileges, 61running inside terminal session or

command shell, 61shortcut icon, 105starting from shell prompt, 138verbose, 396–397

Comments (#), 390Communication, 146, 169

Complex scientific formulas and equations, 25

Compose window, 205comp.os.minix Usenet group, 2–3Computer command, 87Computers

hostname, 36IP address, 136

Concatenating files, 384Conexant chipset, 129Conexant Modems Web site, 131Connect to Server applet, 108Connection dialog, 75, 77Connections, 137Contacts

creation, 205entering, 207managing, 23

Control characters and files, 385Controllerless modems, 129Convolver tool, 313Cookies, 190–191Cooking with Linux columns, xxiCool Metal logo, 299Copy command, 80Copying, 23

directories, 80–84files, 80–84, 384, 391forcing, 391links and, 81–84

cp command, 81, 384-f flag, 391-i flag, 81, 391

Crashing programs, 6Create Archive command, 336Create Archive dialog, 336Create Folder command, 68, 79Create Launcher command, 103–104Create New Folder pop-up window, 231Create Table page, 287Crop tool, 309–310Cropping graphics, 309–310Crux window decoration, 100<Ctrl> key and selecting multiple files, 78CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System),

114CUPS printer (IPP), 119

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Current place, contents of, 66Cursor keys and selecting files, 78Custom forms for data entry, 293Custom location server, 75Customizing

desktop, 90–93Firefox, 185

DData, 65

managing, 280Data CD, burning, 332–335Data entry in custom forms, 293Data Sources <F4> keyboard shortcut, 292Data to Fields tooltip, 293Database Wizard, 280–282Databases, 24

creation, 280–284editing, 282external, 293indexes, 293naming, 282registering, 282, 290table creation, 283–289

Date, 55, 383date command, 55, 383DBASE format, 250ddate command, 56DEB format Packages, 151.deb prefix, 151Debian distribution, 4DEBs, 164–168Default desktop, 44Default file-creation mask, 403Default route, 136Default style, 240Defragmenting hard disks, 38Deleting, forcing, 391Design view, 289Desktop, 8, 9–10

adding icons and shortcuts, 102–105applications, 105Applications button, 20changing appearance, 21changing background, 90–93customizing, 90–93default, 44

failsafe, 43flipping between different, 42folder creation, 68–69help, 61–62motifs, 98–102moving panels, 95moving things around, 95–98moving windows, 48panels, 20snapshot of, 21switching, 43, 63themes, 98–102wallpapers, 90–91

Desktop Background Preferences dialog, 90–91

Desktop directory, 70, 102Desktop folder, 68, 70, 79Desktop icon, 70Desktop icon properties dialog, 82Desktop switcher, 45Device manager, 130Device Manager <Alt+F2> keyboard

shortcut, 123Device support, 112–113/dev/modem symbolic link, 141/dev/null file, 396–397df command, 383DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol), 19–20, 143Dial-up (or network) accounts, 138–139Dial-up connections, 136, 140–142Dial-up modems, 137–138, 141–142Dictionary, 21Dictionary Lookup applet, 108dict.org Web site, 21DIF format, 250Digital art, 23Directories, 66

See also folderschanging, 397changing group or owner, 400color, 385commands, 397–398copying, 80–84creation, 46, 231, 397deleting, 397–398



Directories (continued):as folder icons, 47, 66icons, 70moving, 397path to, 236printing working, 397removing structure, 398renaming, 79–80, 397returning to, 70security levels, 386–387strange filenames, 388

Directory tree, 70Discordian Date, 56Discussion forums, 176–177Disk controller parameters, 20Distributions, 4–5

hardware support, 112–113packages, 8upgrading, 168

DLL hell, 150DNS (domain name server), 136Document Converter, 235Document Wizards, 238Documentation, 12Documentation browser, 62Documents

default format, 234–235default style, 240faxing, 133file type, 230–231moving between Word and Linux, 236navigating, 241–242path to directory, 236printing, 232saving, 230–231styles, 239–241templates, 238themes, 242Word format, 236–237

Dodge and burn tool, 314Dot files (.), 385Dotted circle icon, 308Dotted rectangle, 307dpkg command, 165

options, 165–167dpkg/apt-get package manager, 150

Drafts folder, 204Drawing program, 25Driver selection screen, 116Drivers, 7

PCI devices, 126printers, 116–117recommended, 116USB devices, 129Windows-only, 144–145

DSL service, 137, 143–144DVD burners, 132DVD-ROM drive, 17DVDs, 27Dynamic IP address, 136

EEasyUbuntu Web site, 328, 345echo command, 384, 393Echoing text on-screen, 384Edit, Cancel Jobs command, 122Edit, Copy command, 80, 308Edit, Cut command, 308Edit, Navigator command, 241Edit, Paste command, 80, 308Edit, Preferences command, 85, 185, 188,

192, 326Edit, Rename command, 79Edit, Select Pattern command, 79Edit <Alt+E> keyboard shortcut, 78Edit menu, 78Edit Server dialog, 178Editors, 382, 416–417

gedit, 417–418Nano, 423vi, 418–423

Edubuntu, 371Ekiga Softphone, 23Email, 23, 146, 199

address books, 207–208attachments, 209–210automatically checking for, 201–202Evolution, 200–210folders, 204information for receiving, 201password, 200, 206sending and receiving, 204–206


Index 441

sending images, 133username, 200writing, 205

Embedded applications, 106Emblems and links, 82Emboss filter, 315Empty the Wastebasket command, 86Entry Editor, 207env command, 68Environment variables, 68EOF (end of file) <Ctrl+D> keyboard

shortcut, 393Erase icon, 74Eraser tool, 312Error output, 395–396<Esc> key and vi, 419escape characters, 406Esperanto, 32/etc/bashrc file, adding alias command, 390Ethernet card, 138, 143–144Ethernet connection, 138European Commission, 235Evince PS/PDF viewer, 232Evolution, 23–24, 44, 199–200

address books, 207–208appointments, 213–216Attach icon, 209attachments, 209–210attachments bar, 210automatically checking for mail, 201–202calendaring applications, 212compose window, 205configuring outgoing mail, 202–203Contacts button, 207default collection of folders, 204default identity, 201email account, 203Inbox button, 206information for receiving mail, 201main calendar view, 212meetings, 218–220New button, 204, 214password, 206planning, 212–223recurrence, 217–218sending and receiving mail, 204–206

Send/Receive button, 206servers, 201starting, 201tasks, 221–222On This Computer resources, 204time zone, 203to-dos, 221–222username, 201virtual business card, 56

Evolution icon, 201Evolution Setup Assistant, 201–203Ewing, Larry, 267, 275, 296Examples folder, 29Excel format, 236Exceptions dialog, 217–218Executables and security, 150Execute permission (x), 86, 387execute permission (x), 400Execute permissions (x), 402exit command, 56, 61, 70, 382, 401Exit dialog, 63–64Expert mode, 19Export dialog, 271, 275Exporting Web presentations, 274Extended tips, 233Extensions, 194–195External modems, 131Eyedropper icon, 93

FFailsafe desktop, 43Faxing, 23Faxing documents, 133fd0 (file descriptor 0), 392fd1 (file descriptor 1), 392, 393, 396fd2 (file descriptor 2), 396fg command, 414File, Acquire, Screen Shot command, 304File, Connect to Server command, 75File, Export command, 271, 275File, Meeting command, 218File, New, Appointment command, 214File, New, Contact command, 207File, New, Labels command, 290File, New, Mail Message command, 205File, New, Meeting command, 214File, New, New Tab command, 186



File, New, Presentation command, 260File, New, Spreadsheet command, 246File, New Task command, 221File, New Window command, 186File, Open command, 251File, Open Tab command, 382File, Print command, 232, 256, 270, 303File, Save As command, 230, 250, 267, 269,

302File, Save command, 230, 250, 269File, Send command, 205File, Wizards, Document Converter

command, 235File, Wizards command, 238File Browser. See Nautilusfile command, 407File extensions, selecting files by, 78–79File naming conventions, 385File system, 66–67

top level, 87Tree view, 46, 68

File-creation mask, 403Filenames

listing, 408valid, 385, 387

Files, 66accidentally deleting, 389alphabetic arrangement, 67belonging to package, 167blank, 403changing mode, 400color, 385commands, 384comments, 82concatenating, 384control characters and, 385copying, 80–84, 384, 391default application, 82deleting, 46, 86–87, 384, 388–389examining permissions, 407finding, 72, 404–408groups, 400hidden (.), 385, 387highlighted, 78icons, 83–84identifying importance or relevance, 74

information about, 407links, 81–84listing, 384–386moving, 80, 384, 392, 397not accessed or modified, 406octal representation, 385organizing, 79ownership, 400–402permissions, 84–86, 399–400printing to, 232properties, 83renaming, 79–80, 384, 391, 397returning unique lines, 384saving, 230–231searching for, 27security levels, 386–387selecting, 78shell and permissions, 386–387sorting, 67, 384strange names for, 388thumbnails, 83warning before overwriting, 81word count, 384

Filesystem icon, 87Filters, 23, 315, 317Filters command, 315find command, 404

options, 405–407Find <Ctrl+F> keyboard shortcut, 72Find window, 158–159Finding

files, 72, 405–408games, 368–369strings in text files, 408–409

Firefox, 24, 44, 183blank startup page, 185bookmarks, 185Bookmarks toolbar, 186cookies, 190–191customizing, 185extensions, 193–195favorite pages, 185full-screen mode, 188going to Web site, 185home page, 185versus Mozilla, 184


Index 443

navigating, 185personal home page, 185pop-up ads, 188–189searching GIMP help files online, 299sidebar, 192–193starting, 184–185tab menu, 188tabbed browsing, 186–188URL/location bar, 185Welcome to Ubuntu page, 185

Firefox Add-ons site, 194Firefox Extensions Web site, 195, 197Firefox Web site, 197First User <Ctrl+Alt+F7> keyboard

shortcut, 63Fish applet, 106Five or More, 352–353FLAC format, 326FlareFX filter, 315Flip tool, 311FlipFlop screensaver, 94Flipping graphics, 311Folder icons, 47–48, 74Folders

See also directoriesalphabetic arrangement, 67bookmarking, 74changing properties, 83comments, 82creation, 46, 68–69, 79deleting, 46, 86–87expanding and collapsing, 69home directory, 68identifying importance or relevance, 74information about, 46, 73moving, 80moving between, 70–74naming, 68–69, 79notes on, 46, 74permissions, 84–86recently visited, 73–74sharing, 29sorting, 67

Font Selection window, 300Fonts

cells, 247

logos, 300OpenOffice.org Writer, 238resizing on-screen, 29

Forecast Fox extension, 195Foreground colors, 305Formal letters, 238Format, Styles, Formatting command, 239Format Cells dialog, 256Format command, 256Formatting bar, 233, 247Forms, 293Formula bar, 247–249, 251Formula window, 249Formulas, 245, 247–249, 251fortune (or fortune cookie) command, 106Fortune Fish applet, 108Four-in-a-Row, 353–354Foxy Tunes extension, 195Frankston, Bob, 245Free instant messaging accounts, 174Free software for Linux, 6Free Software Foundation, xxii, 3Free/Busy dialog, 220Freecell Patience, 354Frozen-Bubble, 364–365FTP server, 75Full Screen <F11> keyboard shortcut, 188,

349Full-screen mode, 188, 349Function bar, 233Function Wizard, 248–250Functions, listing, 249

GGadu-Gadu protocol, 171Gaim, 24, 170–176gaim command, 170Gaim Instant Messaging Web site, 182Gaim Instant Messenger icon, 44Gaim Web site, 170Gallery of graphics and sounds, 242Games, 21, 347

AisleRiot Solitaire, 348–349Armagetron, 367Ataxx, 349Blackjack, 350–352finding, 368–369



Games (continued):Five or More, 352–353Four-in-a-Row, 353–354Freecell Patience, 354Frozen-Bubble, 364–365full-screen mode, 349gltron, 367Gnometris, 354Iagno, 354–355Klotski, 355–356Mahjongg, 357–358Mines, 359–360must-have, 364–367Nibbles, 360PlanetPenguin Racer, 366preinstalled, 348–363Robots, 360Same GNOME, 361Tali, 362Tetravex, 363

Games submenu, 21gcalctool program, 53, 55GDM (GNOME Display Manager), 43, 374gedit, 417–418gedit command, 417GID (group ID), 58GIMP, 23, 296, 311

color menu, 305Create Selection from Path button, 309detaching menus, 299editing screenshot, 304–305Help files, 299icons, 298Layers, Channels, Paths dialog, 298logos, 299–301menu bar, 298–299, 302opening files, 302printing, 303quick dialog menu, 305resizing toolbox, 306saving files, 302Script-FU menu, 317Show Tip Next Time GIMP Starts

button, 296starting, 296Tip of the Day, 296

tool options, 298toolbox, 298tools, 305–314tooltips, 306touching up photographs, 314–317

GIMP <Alt+F2> keyboard shortcut, 296GIMP toolbox

airbrush tool, 312Beizer tool, 309clone tool, 313color picker, 309color selection tool, 308convolver tool, 313crop tool, 309–310dodge and burn tool, 314dotted circle icon, 308dotted rectangle, 307eraser tool, 312File, New command, 312fill tool, 312flip tool, 311gradient fill tool, 312ink tool, 313intelligentscissors tool, 308lasso tool, 308magic wand, 308magnifying glass, 309measuring tool, 309move tool, 309paintbrush tool, 312pencil tool, 312perspective tool, 311rotate tool, 310–311scale tool, 311shear tool, 311smudge tool, 314text tool, 311

GIMP Web site, 317gimp-help command, 299gksudo command, 60–61, 417–418Global Settings, Detect, LAN Printers

command, 115gltron, 367GNOME, 9–10

help system, 28Launcher, 102–103


Index 445

printing, 114–123Save Current Setup for future logins

option, 95tabbed shells, 382users administration tool, 58volume control, 320–321

GNOME CD player, 323–324GNOME desktop, 42, 54, 371

help system, 11Rhythmbox, 341

GNOME documentation browser, 61–62GNOME Evolution Web site, 210, 223GNOME file manager, 46, 145GNOME file selector, 91, 117GNOME file selector dialog, 337GNOME Pilot, 212gnome-about-me command, 56gnome-app-install command, 151gnome-cd command, 323gnome-look.org Web site, 102, 109gnome-media package, 323GnomeMeeting, 23gnome.org Web site, 102Gnometris, 354GNU GPL (General Public License), 7, 425–

434GNU project, 3Gnumeric, 257Gnumeric Web site, 257Go, Home command, 68Go, Location command, 77Go Home <Alt+Home> keyboard shortcut,

68Google, 280Google News site, 103Google Talk, 170Google Talk Web site, 182GPL (GNU General Public License), 5Gradient fill tool, 312Gradient selector, 305–306Gradients, 91, 305–306

images, 312logos, 300

Graphic applications, 61Graphic manipulation package, 23Graphical commands, 60, 418

Graphical desktop environments, 42Graphics, 295–296

See also imagesairbrushing, 312brightening, 314circular or elliptical area, 308cloning, 313color selection, 308cropping, 309–310cutting or copying selection, 308erasing, 312flipping, 311formats, 302irregular selection, 308.jpg file, 302magnifying, 309measuring, 309moving, 309naming, 302opening, 302OpenOffice.org, 243pasting selection, 308perspective effect, 311previewing, 302printing, 303rectangular or square area, 307resizing, 311rotating, 310–311saving, 302shading, 314smudging, 314stretching diagonally in opposite

directions, 311.tif file, 302zooming, 313–314

Graphics submenu, 22–23Graphs, 251–255grep command, 408–409Grouping windows, 97–98Groups, 58

execute permissions (x), 402GID (group ID), 58ownership, 400–402permissions, 86

GroupWise protocol, 171gstreamer0-.10-plugins-ugly package, 328



gThumb Image Viewer, 23GUN (GNU’s Not UNIX), 3

HHal Device Manager, 123–124, 125, 127Handles, 310Handout view, 264Handouts, 264Hard disks

available space, 383backing up, 32defragmenting, 38overwriting current configuration, 31space allocated to Ubuntu, 37–38

Hardware, 111CD burners, 132DVD burners, 132modems versus Winmodems, 129–131parameters, 20PCI devices, 123–126plug and play, 113–114printers, 114–123recognizing, 113scanners, 132–133support, 112–113USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices, 113,

127–129Windows, 7, 112

Hardware Catalog at Red Hat Web site, 133Hardware compatibility guide, 112Hardware HOWTO document, 112Heading I style, 240Heinlein, Robert A., 4Help, 10–11

desktop, 61–62extended tips, 233tooltips, 233topics, 234Ubuntu Linux live DVD, 18–20

Help, OpenOffice.org Help command, 234Help Center, 61–62/help command, 181/help command_name command, 180Help <F1> keyboard shortcut, 234Help menu, 62, 233–234Help topics, 62

Hibernate mode, 64Hidden files (.), 71, 385, 387

backups, 335–336viewing, 71

Hidden Files <Ctrl+H> keyboard shortcut, 71

High-speed connections, 137High-speed DSL, 143–144History sidebar, 192–193History sidebar <Ctrl+H> keyboard

shortcut, 192Home directory, 66–68, 70, 399$HOME environment variable, 68, 399Home folder, 27, 46, 66, 68, 71Home Folder command, 46Hostname, 36, 203House icon, 70Howe, Anthony, 194HOWTOs, 11–12HP JetDirect network adapter, 119HTML Export dialog, 271, 273–274.html extension, 271HTML format and presentations, 270–275HTML formatting style, 241Human theme, 98–100

IIagno, 354–355IceWM, 9Icon view, 85Icons

adding to desktop, 102–105alternative, 102OpenOffice.org, 243selecting, 83–84themes, 100tools, 298tooltips, 49

Illegal operations, 6Images, 242

See also graphicsblurring or sharpening, 313–314color, 309gradients, 312high-quality, 23previewing, 266


Index 447

resolution, 272slides, 266–267soft strokes, 312tiling, 90

IMAP host, 201IMAP server, 201Inbox, 204index.html file, 271INF file, 145init process, 410, 412Ink tool, 313Input, standard, 392–394Insert, Attachment command, 209Insert, Chart command, 253Insert Attachment dialog, 209Insert Picture dialog, 266Install icon, 29, 31Installation language selection screen, 32, 33Installing

applications, 149–150, 167–168Kubuntu desktop, 372–378Linux, 5packages, 150, 165security, 150–151software, 26Synaptic package manager, 155–161Ubuntu, 8Ubuntu Live DVD, 31–39updates, 163

Instant messages, 24, 146, 169accepting buddies, 174–175adding friends, 174Buddy List, 174–175Gaim, 170–176IRC (Internet Relay Chat), 176–182online chats, 174

Instant messaging servers, 174Instant web presentations, 270–275Intelligentscissors tool, 308Interesting places, 87Interface Properties dialog, 140–142International characters, 20Internet

communication, 169configuring access, 29resources, 27

Internet connections, 135cable modems, 137, 143–144communication, 146dial-up modems, 136–142DSL service, 137, 143–144email, 146instant messages, 146IP address, 136ISP information, 136–137methods of, 137PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), 137setting up, 26Web browsing, 146wireless, 144–145

Internet Explorer, 183Internet radio stations, 343Internet submenu, 23–24IP address, 136, 143IP packets, 135–136IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), 114IRC (Internet Relay Chat), 170

6667 TCP port, 178commands, 181discussion forums, 176–177learning more about, 181–182nicknames, 177rules of etiquette, 180

IRC channels, 177, 180IRC servers, 176–178, 180irc.freenode.net host, 179ISO standards, 234ISP information, 136–137

JJabber account, 173–174Jabber client, 169Jabber protocol, 169–171, 173Jabber servers, 170Jabber Software Foundation Web site, 182Jabber.org server, 173–174Java runtime, 285JDBC, 280Jobs, 409jobs command, 414/join #channel command, 180.jpg file, 302JPG format, 271



Jukebox, 26, 340–344Junk mail folder, 204

KKCalc, 277KDE (K Desktop Environment), 9–10, 42,

371–372, 376–377KDE Desktop Environment Web site, 379KDE office suite, 244KDM login manager, 374Kernel, 2, 126Keyboard, 19, 34, 392Keyboard layout screen, 34Keyboard shortcuts, listing, 109kill command, 415–416Klotski, 355–356Knoppix distribution, 4KOffice, 277KOffice (for KWord) Web site, 244Konqueror, 196Konqueror Web site, 197KPresenter Web site, 277KSpread, 257KSpread Web site, 257Kubuntu, 1, 371

default environment, 10downloading, 373, 375installing, 372–378KDE desktop, 42packages, 372

Kubuntu Web site, 379kubuntu-desktop command, 372kubuntu-desktop package, 373KWord, 244, 277

LLabel document, 292Label Text window, 291Labels dialog, 290–292Lame Encoder Web site, 345lame package, 328Languages, 43

OpenOffice.org Writer, 230system, 32

Larry Ewing’s “Tux” Web site, 267, 275, 277

Lasso tool, 308

last command, 384Launcher, 102–103Layers, Channels, Paths dialog, 298Layers, Colors, Brightness-Contrast

command, 315Layers, Image, Colors, Levels command, 314LDP (Linux Document Project), 11–12LDP Web site, 12LDP’s Linux Hardware Compatibility

HOWTO page, 112less command, 384Letter Wizard, 238Levels dialog, 314Line break, 406Lines, 309, 312Link Here command, 81, 82Links, 81–84, 102–105, 196–197Links Text Web Browser Web site, 197Links Web sites, 103Linmodems, 129–131Linmodems.org Web site, 129, 133Linspire distribution, 4Linux

advantages and disadvantages, 5–7applications available, 8command line, 9cost of, 4–5CUPS (Common UNIX Printing

System), 114defining, 2–3device support, 112–113distributions, 4–5documentation, 12drivers, 7effortless move to, 8–9flexibility, 42free software for, 6freedom from legal hassles, 7GPL (GNU General Public License), 5graphical user interface, 18hardware and peripheral support, 7hardware compatibility guide, 112installing, 5kernel, 2LPD, 114platforms, 3


Index 449

popularity, 8power, 6security, 6, 150shell, 9stability, 6support base, 3

Linux community, 12Linux desktop, 8Linux Documentation Project, 14Linux Documentation Project Web site, 434Linux Game Tome Web site, 368–369Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO

Web site, 133Linux Logo Links at Linux.org Web site, 277Linux mascot, 275–276, 296Linux Online Web site, 12Linux printing site, 117Linux USB Device Overview Web site, 129,

133Linux User Groups Worldwide, 14Linuxant Web site, 129–130Linux.org List of LUGs, 14Linux.org List of LUGs Web site, 434LinuxPrinting.org Web site, 133/list command, 180List view, 85Listing files, 384–388Load Image dialog, 302Local area network resources, 27Location, 33Location <Ctrl+L> keyboard shortcut, 71,

77Locking screen, 28Logging in, 35, 43–44, 58, 384Logging out, 28, 62–64Login manager, 43Login window, 171Logos, 299–301LPD, 114ls command, 70, 384

-l option, 86, 403options, 385–387

lspci command, 130lsusb command, 128Lucent Modems Web site, 131LUGs (Linux User Groups), 10, 12

Lynx, 196–197Lynx Browser Web site, 197

MMacromedia Flash, 275Magic wand, 308Magnifying glass, 309Mahjongg, 21, 357–358Mailing labels, 289–293Mailing List database, 282, 287, 290, 292Mailing lists, 10, 12, 290Main calendar view, 212Make Default command, 118Mandriva Linux, 4Marcel (Writer and Free Thinker at Large)

Gagné’s Web site, 10, 14Marcel’s Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue

Screen of Death Goodbye! Web site, 379

Mark Additional Required Packages dialog, 373

Mark for Installation command, 159Match Any Character (*) metacharacter,

386Match Single Character (?) metacharacter,

386Mathematics, 279Maximizing windows, 50/me Some_action command, 180Measuring tool, 309Meeting command, 218Meeting dialog, 219–220Meeting <Shift+Ctrl+E> keyboard

shortcut, 219Meetings, 213, 218–220Menu bar, 50, 55Menus, 20, 106Merging cells, 255Metacharacters, 386Microsoft Access, 280Microsoft document format, 237Microsoft Excel format, 250Microsoft Exchange host, 201Microsoft Office format, 235Microsoft PowerPoint format, 269Microsoft Terminal Server, 24



Microsoft Windows, 119co-existing with Ubuntu, 38defragmenting hard disk, 38domains and workgroups, 77games, 8hardware, 111–112installing NDIS driver, 145printers (SMB), 119shrinking partition, 38Winmodems, 126, 129workgroups, 119worms, 150

Microsoft Word format files, 231Mines, 359–360Mini-calendars, 212Minimizing windows, 50mkdir command, 397/mnt/music partition, 341Modem port, 141Modems

cable, 143–144controllerless, 129external, 131software, 129sound, 141verifying location, 131versus Winmodems, 129–131

Monitorsresolution, 48, 273screensavers, 93–95

more command, 165, 384Motifs, 98–102Mouse, 19, 78, 187Move command, 106Move to Wastebasket command, 87Move tool, 309Movie Player, 26Movies, playing, 26Moving

files and folders, 80, 384, 392forcing, 391

Mozilla, 184, 196, 210Mozilla Project Home Web site, 197Mozilla Thunderbird Web site, 210MP3 files, 327–328.mp3 format extension, 325

MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group), 325

MSN, 169, 171mtools package, 166Multimedia

burning CDs, 331–339CD player, 321–324GNOME CD player, 323–324GNOME volume control, 320–321jukebox, 340–344music, 319playing songs, 329–330Rhythmbox, 340–344ripping and burning songs, 324–329Sound Juicer, 321–323

Multimedia players, 320–321Multitasking operating system, 2, 6Multiuser operating system, 6Multiverse repository, 155, 157, 244, 328Music CDs, 26

burning, 336–339removing tracks, 339ripping and burning songs, 324–329

Music formats, 325Music players, 319–321Must-have games, 364–367mv command, 80, 384, 391, 397MySQL, 280

NNano, 423Nano’s home page, 424Napster protocol, 171Nautilus, 46, 65

Arrange Items submenu, 67available on every workspace, 49CD/DVD Creator view, 332copying files between directories, 80Create Folder command, 79deleting files and folders, 86Desktop folder, 79directly accessing Windows share

browser, 78expanding and collapsing folders, 69file listing, 84folder creation, 79


Index 451

home folder, 68Home icon, 68images in folders, 47instance of, 49interesting places, 87listing important places, 46, 66locating program, 104location bar, 71Location menu, 71looking for attachments, 209navigating networks, 75–78navigation panel, 66, 72–74Places menu, 87program name, 52quick find, 72sorting files and folders, 67View as Icons button, 85viewing file system structure, 66

Nautilus CD/DVD Creator window, 332–333

nautilus command, 52Nautilus File Browser window, 48Navigating documents, 241–242Navigation panel, 46, 66, 72–74Navigation Panel <F9> keyboard shortcut,

46, 66Navigator, 241–242Navigator <F5> keyboard shortcut, 241ndisgtk command, 145NdisWrapper project, 144Netsplit.de IRC Information Site, 182Network

connections, 75, 77Network accessible printers, 115Network cards, 19–20Network folders, 75, 77Network printers, 118–121Network Servers, 27Network Settings, 137–138Network Settings dialog, 145Network Settings screen, 142network-admin $ command, 137Networks

navigating, 75–78Samba servers, 119servers part of, 179

Windows, 77, 119wireless, 144

New Appointment <Ctrl+N> keyboard shortcut, 214

New button, 221New Canvas <Ctrl+N> keyboard shortcut,

312New Contacts <Ctrl+N> keyboard

shortcut, 207New Folder command, 69New icon, 207New Panel command, 108New Printer icon, 115New Tab <Ctrl+T> keyboard shortcut, 186Next Cell <Tab> keyboard shortcut, 247Nibbles, 360/nick new_name command, 180Nicknames, 177Nonadministrative user accounts, 59Normal mode, 19Normal view, 264Note icon, 74Notebook computers, 144Notes about folder contents, 74Notes view, 264Notification area, 44, 106Novell Group Wise host, 201Numbers, averaging, 247–249

OOASIS OpenDocument Format Web site,

244OASIS OpenDocument XML (eXtensible

Markup Language) format, 234–235

Ocean Dreams theme, 100Octal representation of files, 385ODBC, 280.odt extension, 234Office submenu, 24–25Official Ubuntu Documentation Site, 64Ogg Vorbis format, 326Ogg Vorbis Web site, 345On Top command, 49Online chats, 174Only on This Workspace command, 49OOExtras Web site, 244, 261, 276–277



oowriter command, 226open Clipart command, 242Open command, 221, 302Open <Ctrl+O> keyboard shortcut, 302,

393Open Document Text format (.odt), 230–

231Open File dialog, 231Open in New Window command, 80Open Volume Control command, 320OpenDocument format, 237–238, 250, 269OpenOffice Documentation Project site,

243OpenOffice.org, xxii, 24–25, 225–226, 238,

243, 276OpenOffice.org Base, 24, 280

Create Table in Design View, 284custom forms for data entry, 293database creation, 280–284icon bar, 283manual forms creator, 293queries, 293reports, 293Standard bar, 283table creation, 283–289Table icon, 284Table Wizard, 284–288Tables view, 287–288tasks, 283Use Wizard to Create Table, 284

OpenOffice.org Calc, 24–25basic math, 247–250charts, 251entering data, 246–252Formatting bar, 247Formula bar, 247graphs, 251–255saving spreadsheets, 250–251Standard bar, 247starting new spreadsheet, 246–252templates, 243

OpenOffice.org Calc Web site, 257OpenOffice.org Documentation Project,

276OpenOffice.org Documentation Project

Web site, 244, 277

OpenOffice.org Impress, 25Click to Add an Outline, 266Drawing bar, 265Formatting bar, 264–265instant Web presentations, 270–275menu bar, 264Standard bar, 264starting, 260templates, 243, 261, 276work area, 260

OpenOffice.org Math, 25OpenOffice.org Web site, 244, 277OpenOffice.org Writer, 25, 225, 290

auto spell check, 229default document format, 234–235default font, 238directory creation, 231entering text, 228Formatting bar, 233Function bar, 233gallery of graphics and sounds, 242help, 233–234Help submenu, 226languages, 230link to, 104Load/Save settings menu, 236look and feel of applications, 236mailing labels, 289–293menu bar, 226Microsoft Office format, 235navigating documents, 241–242OASIS OpenDocument XML

(eXtensible Markup Language) format, 234–235

Paths settings, 236personalizing environment, 235–238printing document, 232saving documents, 230–231spell checking, 228–230Standard bar, 233starting, 226Status bar, 233styles, 239–241templates, 238, 243toolbars, 233Word format, 236–237


Index 453

OpenOffice.org Writer <Alt+F2> shortcut, 226

Options window, 285Options-Language Settings-Writing

Settings dialog, 229–230Oracle, 280Organizing files, 79Outline view, 264Outlook, 199–200Outlook Express, 200Output

find command, 406standard, 392–394

Owners, 86, 400–402

PPackage managers, 150Packages, 8, 153, 155–156

architecture, 151automatically installing, 153configuration files, 165current release level, 166–167DEB format, 151dependencies, 155, 160, 167–168description, 159downloading, 161identifying, 151information about, 166installing, 150–155, 165KDE, 372listing, 165maintaining, 29purging, 165release number, 151removing, 154, 165RPM format, 151searching for, 152, 158–159as simple executables, 150Ubuntu supported, 13, 17updating, 29version number, 151

Page Setup command, 268Page Setup dialog, 269Paging text files, 384Paintbrush tool, 312Palm doc format, 231Panels, 20, 95, 106–108

Parent processes, 410/part command, 180Partitions, 38Password-protecting screens, 94–95Passwords, 43–44, 59, 144, 173

administrative functions, 137–138automatically remembering, 206changing, 56–57confirming, 56, 61locking screen, 28random, 59users, 36

Paste command, 80Paste <Ctrl+V> keyboard shortcut, 393Pattern selector, 305–306Patterns, 305–306Paul Clifford (Bulwer-Lytton), 225, 228Pause Process <Ctrl+Z> keyboard shortcut,

414PCI devices

appropriate device drivers, 126listing, 126, 130rebooting system, 123vendor-specific information, 123

PCTel Modems Web site, 131Pen tip, 313Pencil tool, 312Peripheral support, 7Permission Denied messages, 406Permissions, 84–86

adding, 402burning CDs, 336default set, 403–404everyone else, 86examining, 407files, 399–400groups, 86modifying, 86, 401–402multiple, 400owners, 86removing, 402shell prompt, 86users, 86

Personal directory, 68Personal files and directories, 67–68Personal home directory, 70



Personal identification window, 35Personal information, 56Personal letters, 238Personalizing system, 28–30Perspective effect, 311Perspective tool, 311Photocopies, 133Photographs, 313–315, 317Physical storage locations, 27PINE Information Center Web site, 424pinwrapper file, 167Pipes (|), 185, 394–395Piping, 394–395Pixmaps, 83Places, 46–47Places, Network Servers command, 77Places menu, 20, 27, 44, 46, 113Places view, 70PlanetPenguin Racer, 366planetpenguin-racer-data package, 366planetpenguin-racer-extras package, 366Planning and Evolution, 212–223Platforms, 3Plug and play hardware, 113–114PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format,

271Podcasts, 343Pointing device, 19POP server, 201POP3 host, 201POP3 server, 200Pop-up ads, banning, 188–189PostScript documents, 232Power, 6PPD (printer definition) files, 117PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), 137, 140–142pppoeconf package, 143–144Precompiled driver packages, 130Preferences, 29Preferences, Keyboard Shortcuts command,

109Preferences, Privacy Cookies command, 190Preferences, Screensaver command, 93Preferences, Theme command, 98Preferences command, 45, 96Preferences dialog, 85, 326

Preferences menu, 28–29, 108Preferences window, 185, 328Preinstalled games, 348–363Prepare disk space window, 37Presentation package, 25Presentation Wizard, 260–262Presentations, 259–260

automatic, 262blank slides, 261color, 268–270creation, 265–267default, 262designed for screen, 261empty, 260format, 269handouts, 264HTML format, 270–275inserting slides, 267–268instant Web, 270–275jumping to areas, 260naming, 267opening, 260outline, 266Outline view, 264output medium, 261previewing slides, 263printing, 270renaming slides, 263saving, 267, 269slides, 260templates, 260transitions, 262types, 262

Previous Cell <Shift+Tab> keyboard shortcut, 247

Primary key selection screen, 286Primary keys, 286Print dialog, 232, 270Print jobs, 114, 122, 232Print queues, 114, 122Printer, Add Printer command, 115Printer icon, 122Printers

adding, 115autodetecting, 115–116default, 118


Index 455

drivers, 116–117job queue, 122manufacturers support for Linux, 118network, 115, 118–121PPD (printer definition) files, 117print jobs, 114, 122print queues, 114Samba servers, 119selecting, 232setting up, 29spooling, 114

Printers dialog, 115, 117, 122Printing, 114–123

CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System), 114

different machines and operating systems, 121

documents, 232to files, 232graphics, 303importance of, 114LPD, 114mailing labels, 291–292presentations, 270print queues, 114spreadsheets, 256working directories, 397

Printing dialog, 303Processes

background, 413–415command-line options, 411finding, 408–409foreground, 413forest view, 412grouping, 45hanging up and restarting, 415information about, 412–413killing, 415–416links between, 411–412listing, 45, 409–410long description, 410normal termination, 416owners, 410parent processes, 410pausing, 414restarting, 414, 416

running or runnable, 414SIGCONT signal, 416SIGHUP signal, 415SIGKILL signal, 415SIGSTOP signal, 416SIGTERM signal, 416sleeping, 414unconditional termination, 415uninterruptible sleep, 414viewing suspended, 414

Program launcher <Alt+F2> keyboard shortcut, 348

Program switcher, 95Program window, 48–49

moving on desktop, 48Programs

See also Applicationsavailable on all workspaces, 49crashing, 6executable but with root privileges, 403–

404identifying, 96links to, 102–105listing currently running, 52–53moving to another workspace, 49name for, 103–104running, 52sudo command, 61

Programs | Accessories | System Tools| Disk Defragmenter command, 38

Proof-of-concept labs, 6Properties command, 82, 95Properties dialog, 82–84Proprietary standard, 237Protocol suite, 135ps ax command, 409ps command, 410

options, 410–412pstree command, 411–412Public FTP server, 75Pulse dialing, 141pwd command, 397

QQuarterly Sales Reports spreadsheet, 251Queries, 293Quick dialog menu, 305



Quick-Add window, 207Quick-start application starter <Alt+F2>

keyboard shortcut, 323, 418

RRange of cells, 248Read permission (r), 86, 387read permission (r), 400Read-only permission, 86Rebooting system, 39, 123Recording sound clips, 26Rectangular or square area, 307Recurrence, 217–218Recurrence dialog, 217Red Hat Linux, 4Red Hat Web site, 112Redirecting, 392–394Register New Jabber Account confirmation

window, 173Remote computers, 24Remove command, 210Rename command, 79Rename <F2> keyboard shortcut, 79Rename Slide command, 263, 268Renaming

directories, 79–80files, 79–80, 384, 391links, 82

Report Wizard, 293Reports, 293Repositories, 156–158, 162reset command, 394Resources, 27Rhythmbox, 26, 327, 340–344rhythmbox command, 341Rhythmbox Web site, 345Right-clicking, 78Ripping and burning songs, 324–329rm command, 384, 389

-f option, 398options, 388–389

rmdir command, 397–398Robots, 360Root, 58, 61

file permissions, 387installing software and packages, 150

Root directory (/), 66Root shell, 401Rotate tool, 310–311Rotating graphics, 310–311Rows, 245rpm (RPM Package Manager), 150RPM format packages, 151RTF files, 231Run Program <Alt+F2> keyboard shortcut,

52, 53, 56, 137, 170

SSamba servers, 119Same GNOME, 361Sample documents, 29SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) page,

133SANE Project, Supported Devices Web site,

133Save As dialog, 230, 250, 282Save Image dialog, 302/sbin/lspci command, 126Scale tool, 311Scanners, 132–133Scanning, 23Schulz, Charles M., 225Scientific formulas and equations, 25Screen

changing resolution, 29clear display, 19echoing text on, 384locking, 28output, 392password-protecting, 94–95weird characters, 393

Screen name, 171, 173Screen Shot dialog, 305Screensaver Preferences dialog, 93–94Screensavers, 29, 93–95Screenshot, editing in GIMP, 304–305Script-Fu, 317Script-Fu menu, 299Script-Fu:Logos/Cool Metal window, 300Scripts, 317Scroll-wheel mouse, 108Search engines, 280


Index 457

Searchingapplications, 152files, 27, 72listing recent, 73–74packages, 152, 158–159

Second User <Ctrl+Alt+F8> keyboard shortcut, 63

Secure WebDAV server, 75Security, 6, 150

executables, 150file or directory level, 386–387installing applications, 150–151permissions, 84–86, 401–402users, 58–60

Security hole, 6Select a disk window, 37Select Custom Icon dialog, 83Selecting

by file extension, 78–79files, 78

Selections, 308, 310–311sendmail program, 403Sent folder, 204Serpentine, burning music CDs, 336–339Serpentine Audio-CD Creator, 26, 337Servers, 75Sessions

administrative privileges, 61type, 43

Sessions Preference tool, 53Sessions window, 52Settings, Repositories command, 156setuid or setgid permission(s), 403–404Shared network printers, 115Sharing

cookies, 190Ubuntu live DVD, 40

Shear tool, 311Shell, 9, 54–55, 55

DEBs, 164–168default, 54file permissions, 386–387going to, 382installing Kubuntu desktop, 379metacharacters, 386package administration, 165–168renaming file or directory, 80

switching between, 382tabbed, 382

Shell prompt, 55–56, 105permissions, 86starting command, 138verifying location of modem, 131

Shell scripts$HOME environment variable, 399making executable, 401–402s (setuid or setgid) permission, 404

<Shift> key, 78ShipIt Free Ubuntu Linux Service, 14Short IRC Primer Web site, 182Shortcuts, 102–105Show Desktop icon, 96Shutting down, 63–64Shuttleworth, Mark, 1Shuttleworth Foundation, 1SIGCONT signal, 416SIGHUP signal, 415SIGKILL signal, 415SIGSTOP signal, 416SIGTERM signal, 416Sleep mode, 64Slide command, 268Slide show, 265, 270Slide Show, Slide Show command, 265, 270Slide Show <F5> keyboard shortcut, 265,

270Slide Sorter, 264Slides, 260

background, 263, 269blank, 261color, 268–270designs, 261editing, 265images, 266–267inserting in presentations, 267–268layout, 263normal view, 264notes, 264previewing, 263renaming, 263, 268sorting, 264title, 263Title, Text design, 267transitions, 261



Smart Link Modems Web site, 131SMTP servers, 200, 203Smudge tool, 314Snapshot of desktop, 21Software modems, 129Software Preferences dialog, 156–158Software Updates dialog, 163sol command, 348Songs, ripping and burning, 324–329sort command, 384, 394Sorting

file contents, 384slides, 264

Sound, 242modems, 141volume control, 320–321Web pages, 273

Sound & Video submenu, 25–26Sound cards, 321Sound clips, recording, 26Sound Juicer, 26, 321–323

as CD ripper, 323, 325–329Preferences window, 328

Sound Recorder, 26Space allocated to Ubuntu, 37–38Speaker icon, 44Special characters, 20Special effects, 23Spell checking, 228–230Spellcheck <F7> keyboard shortcut, 230Spooling, 114Spreadsheets, 25

basic math, 247–250blank, 246cells, 245, 256centering text in cells, 255charts, 251, 253columns, 245deselecting empty cells, 253entering data, 246–252exporting to PDF, 256formulas, 247–249graphs, 251merging cells, 255moving between cells, 247opening, 251

printing, 256rows, 245saving, 250–251selecting cells for charts, 252selecting group of fields, 250starting, 246–252totaling columns, 251–252

SSH server, 75Stability, 6Stallman, Richard M., 3Standard bar, 233, 247

Chart icon, 254printer icon, 270Slide button, 267

Standard error, 392Standard input, 392–394Standard output, 392–394StarOffice, 226, 261State of Massachusetts, 235Static IP address, 136Status bar, 233STDERR, 392, 395–396STDIN, 392–394STDOUT, 392–394, 396–397Storage

media, 44physical locations, 27

Straight text files, 231Strange filenames, 388Strings, 408–409stty sane command, 393Styles, 239–241Styles and Formatting window, 239Stylist, 241Stylist <F11> keyboard shortcut, 239, 241Stylist window, 239sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

command, 379sudo command, 60–61, 382, 400–401, 417–

418sudo ppoeconf command, 143SUM function, 251–252Sum icon, 252Sun Microsystems StarOffice Web site, 244SUSE Linux, 4Swap files, 422


Index 459

Switch Program <Alt+Tab> keyboard shortcut, 45

Switchingdesktops, 63between shells, 382

.swp extension, 422Synaptic package manager, 8

adding repositories, 156–158Apply icon, 160CD player, 323clipart, 242downloading packages, 161ease of use, 168finding games, 368–369GIMP Help files, 299icon bar, 156Konqueror, 196Kubuntu desktop, 372–378Mark button, 160Mark for Installation command, 373menu bar, 156package dependency, 160password, 155PlanetPenguin Racer, 366search box, 368Search icon, 368, 372searching for package, 158status bar, 160

Synaptic window, 155–156, 158System

administering, 28–30backing up, 38bird’s eye view, 87default printer, 118documentation, 62Hibernate mode, 64input and output, 392–394languages, 32listing important places, 46personalizing, 28–30rebooting, 39restarting, 63shutting down, 63–64Sleep mode, 64who is logged on, 383

System, Administration, Networking command, 137

System, Administration, Synaptic Package Manager command, 155, 372

System, Administration, Update Manager command, 163

System, Administration, Windows Wireless Drivers command, 145

System, Administration Printing command, 115

System, Device Manager command, 123System, Preferences, Sessions command,

52System, Preferences command, 56System, Printers command, 122System directories, 66System functions, 44System menu, 20, 28–29, 44, 62, 115System printing manager, 114–115System tools, 20System tray, 106System update notification applet, 44

TTab Preview extension, 195Tab Preview Extension Web site, 197Tabbed browsing, 186–188Tabbed shells, 382Table Wizard, 284–288Tables

changing design, 287creation, 283–289design view, 289entering data, 287fields, 291naming, 287predefined, 285previewing, 288primary keys, 286selecting, 290selecting fields, 285–286

Tables view, 287–288Take Screenshot, 21Take Screenshot applet, 108Tali, 362Task Details window, 222Task dialog, 221Task Edit dialog, 222Taskbar, 45, 95–96



Tasks, 221–222creation, 205identifying, 96OpenOffice.org Base, 283organizing, 97

Tasks button, 221Tasks pane, 263, 265TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/

Internet Protocol), 135Ted’s Mozilla Page, 195tee command, 395Templates

OpenOffice.org, 243, 276OpenOffice.org Impress, 261presentations, 260StarOffice, 261

Terminal, 21Terminal menu item, 55Terminal program, 54, 56Terminal Server Client, 24, 108Terminal session, 55

running command inside, 61starting, 382

Terminal shellopening, 70World Wide Web, 197

Tetravex, 363Text

centering in cells, 255color, 311echoing on-screen, 384stretching cells to fit, 247

Text Editor, 21Text files

editing, 21finding strings, 408–409manipulating, 21paging, 384

Text tool, 311Text-based browsers, 183Theme Details dialog, 99–100Theme Preferences dialog, 98–102Themes, 29, 98–102

documents, 242Five or More, 353

Thompson, Ken, 66

Three-button mouse, 108Thunderbird, 210.tif file, 302tilde (~), 399Tiling images, 90Time, 55, 383Time zone, 33Title, Clipart, Text layout command, 265Title, Text design, 267Title bar, 48–50Title style, 240To-dos, 212, 221–222Tone dialing, 141Tools

GIMP, 305–314icons, 298options, 298, 306–308tooltips, 306

Tools, Extensions command, 193Tools, Gallery command, 267Tools, Options, Language Settings, Writing

Aids command, 230Tools, Options command, 233, 236, 285Tools, Spellcheck command, 230Tooltips, 49–50, 233, 306Top panel, 95Torvalds, Linus, 2–3, 276Totem media player, 329–330touch command, 403Trash - File Browser window, 51Trash folder, 204Trashcan, 46, 51

removing files from, 86Tree view, 68, 70tty command, 384Tux Games Online Store Web site, 369Tux the Penguin, 267, 275–276, 296, 366tuxtype package, 167–168Twain, Mark, 137

UUbiquity Installer, 31

installation language selection screen, 32, 33

Keyboard layout screen, 34partitioning tool, 37–38


Index 461

Prepare disk space window, 37Reboot the computer option, 39Select a disk window, 37welcome screen, 31Where are you? screen, 33Who are you? screen, 35–36

Ubuntucore set of applications, 5supported packages, 17

Ubuntu community, 11#ubuntu discussion channel, 177Ubuntu Document Storage Facility, 64Ubuntu forums, 11Ubuntu Foundation, 1Ubuntu Hardware Support Wiki Web site,

133Ubuntu Information on Wifi and

Ndiswrapper Web site, 147#ubuntu IRC channel, 11Ubuntu Linux

alternate keyboard, 19booting up, 17–18co-existing with Windows, 38CUPS (Common UNIX Printing

System), 114default language, 19definition of, 1–2desktop, 9–10, 16–17Expert mode, 19free CD, 4hardware compatibility guide, 112help, 19installing, 8Normal mode, 19screensaver, 93space allocated to, 37–38supported packages, 13tour of, 20–30Ubuntu live DVD, 12–13versions, 371viewing and modifying source code, 4Yelp, 11

Ubuntu Linux Forums, 14Ubuntu Linux Mailing List, 14Ubuntu Linux screen, 44–45Ubuntu Linux Web site, 11, 14, 40

Ubuntu Linux Wiki, 14Ubuntu live DVD, 12–13

applications, 16–17boot screen, 19configuring network card for DHCP, 19–

20help, 18–20installing, 31–39loading, 17packages, 153performance, 16sharing, 40updating, 162–163

Ubuntu Manifesto, 2Ubuntu Servers entry, 177Ubuntu Users mailing list, 11Ubuntu Web site, 1–2Ubuntu Wiki, 11, 112, 121Ubuntu Wiki on Restricted Formats Web

site, 345Ubuntu Wiki Page on pppoeconf Web site,

147UID (user ID), 58umask command, 403unalias command, 392uniq command, 384Universal file viewer, 46Universe repository, 155, 157, 244, 328UNIX, 2, 114UNIX printer (LPD), 119Untitled Folder, 79Up in Directory Tree <Alt+Up Arrow>

keyboard shortcut, 70Update manager, 163Updates, 163Updating

applications, 167–168packages, 29Ubuntu live DVD, 162–163

URI (Universal Resource Identifier), 77USB 2.0 ports, 128USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices, 113, 127–

129USB ports, 128USB storage key, 27Usenet news host, 201



User accountsexecuting root-level commands, 61nonadministrative, 59

User profiles and cookies, 190Username, 43–44, 58–59, 144Users

adding, 58–59execute permissions (x), 402full name, 36ownership, 400–402passwords, 36, 59permissions, 86security, 58–60switching, 63username, 58–59viewing all, 59

Users administration tool, 58–59Users and Groups screen, 60users-admin command, 58/usr/bin directory, 105, 167/usr/local/bin directory, 105

VValid filenames, 385, 387Values, 245VGA video type, 19vi, 418

command mode, 419commands, 419–420<Esc> key and, 419help, 420insert mode, 418moving on-screen, 418recovering session, 422saving work, 419start-up options, 423tutorial, 421

Video, 23Video cards, 18Video driver, 19View, Current View command, 207View, Data Sources command, 292View, Full Screen command, 188View, Show Hidden Files command, 71, 336View, Sidebar command, 192View, Zoom In command, 47

View Bork Text command, 195vim (vi improved), 418vim home page, 424vimtutor, 421Virtual business card, 56Virtual desktops, 45Virus checker, 6Viruses, 6, 150VisiCalc, 245VNC (Virtual Network Computing), 24VoIP communication program, 23Volume Control three-tabbed mixer panel,

320–321

Ww command, 383Wallpapers, 90–91, 102Wastebasket, 51, 86Wastebasket icon, 86WAV format, 326.wav format extension, 325wc command, 384, 395Weather Report program, 108Web browsers, 24, 183Web browsing, 146Web pages, 273Web presentations, 271–274Web sites

bookmarking, 74cookies, 190–191history of, 192–193links, 103multiple open, 186–188pop-up ads, 188–189

WebDAV server, 75Welcome to Ubuntu page, 185WFTL (Writer and Free Thinker at Large),

10#wftlchat channel, 177WFTL-LUG mailing list, 10Wheel mouse, 48Where are you? screen, 33which command, 105Who are you? screen, 35–36who command, 383Who is logged on, 383


Index 463

Window list, 45, 95–97, 106Window list icon, 49Window List Preferences dialog, 97Window menu, 49WindowMaker, 9Windows

border, 100decorations, 29floating on top of other windows, 49Gaim, 170grouping, 97–98identifying, 96maximizing, 49–50menu bar, 50, 55minimizing, 50moving on desktop, 48resizing, 51–52title bar, 48–50viruses, 150

Windows Network icon, 77Windows share browser, 78Windows share server, 75Windows-only drivers, 144–145Winmodems, 126, 129–131Wireless Internet connections, 144–145Wireless Network Drivers dialog, 145Wireless networks, 144Word count, 384Word format, 235–237Word processing, 25

Word processors, 225Workspace switcher, 106Workspace Switcher Preferences, 45Workspaces, 45, 49, 97World Wide Web and Terminal shell, 197Worms, 150Write permission (w), 86, 387write permission (w), 400Write to Disc dialog, 333

XX window system, 42, 54Xandros distribution, 4XChat, 177–178, 180XChat window, 180XChat-GNOME IRC Chat client, 24xclock, 416XFCE, 9XML format, 238XSane, 23, 132–133Xtins, Script-Fu command, 299

YYahoo!, 169, 171, 280Yelp, 11yelp command, 61

ZZombie processes, 414Zooming graphics, 309, 313–314
